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Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED STATES gargT OFFICE SHIP Luther H. Blount,Warren, I. Application May 13, 1950, Serial No. 161,772

be ha'dgif cylinders are to be secured together forming; parts of theship.

One of the objects of this invention is to utilize acylindricalconstruction and form the bow and stern by cutting through aformed cylindrical unit with the cut made at an angle to the axis of thecylinder and then utilizing oneof the cut sections to'giv'e a desiredshape to the bow. while the other of thefcut sections may be used toprovide the desired shape of the stern,.thus utilizing both parts of thecylinder in the construction.

Another object of this invention is to utilize sections cut at an angleto their axes, as indi- 25 cated in the previous object, and to closethese cut endsby-walls which will extend beyond the cylinder cut endinto meeting engagement along a centerline between two such cutsections, thus forming a bow by a continuation of the wall which closesthe ends of the cylinder and providing a very strong reenforcedconstruction,

Another object of the invention is to obtain the desired bow or stemflare by rotating the cut cylinders about the cylindrical axis todispose therangular cut as desired. 7 V

Another object of this invention is to provide a ship which will be ofstrong construction.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ship which isespecially designed for use as a tanker, the cylinders being utilizedpartly for buoyancy and partly for storage of liquid to be transported.

Another object of this invention is to utilize a spacing betweencylinders for carrying capacity by forming walls or bottom and decksubstantially tangent to the cylindrical structures at their top andbottom portions.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ship constructed in accordance withthis invention;

2 Claims. (01. iies) Figure -2.is a top plan view of the body of theship' with portions of the upper deck broken away;

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

' Figure 4 is a section through one of the cylin drical" structures onsubstantially line '4-4 of.

Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic elevation illustratingthe manner of severingone of the cylindrical structures;

Figure 6 is an elevation of several cylindrical structures securedtogether;

Figure '2 is an end view thereof;

1 Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure fi'with the structure rotatedthrough about its axis;

- Figure 9 is an end view thereof; and

Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view showingthe various parts whichenter into the assembly ofthe'body of the ship. I

,-1 In proceeding with this invention I provide a plurality of cylinderswhich in end to end" tandem relation will be substantially the length ofthe body of the ship and provide an additional cylinder of the samediameter as the body cylinders butwhich I sever at an angle to its axiswhich will provide the 'bow or stern angle desired, 'in some cases theangle may be degrees. I then utilize one of the sections so formed asthe -forwardend of the tandem cylinders of the body" and the other end Iutilize as the sternandposi tion'them in tandem relation to thecylinders of the body. Two linesof cylinders thus made up with theiraxes substantially parallel are 'in spaced relation, the distancedepending upon the width of the ship which is desired. Reenforcernentsare provided between the cylinders and-fa bottom is providedsubstantially tangent with the lower arc of the cylinders and a deck isprovided substantially tangent with the upper arc of the 0 cylinders.The bow is formed by closing the cut 5 midway between the axes of theparallelly ar ranged cylinders. The stern may have the ends of the cutsections similarly closed.

With reference to the drawings, the body of the ship is formed fromcylinders Ill and II which for convenience of handling may be of anydesired number of sections positioned with their axes substantially inline in end to end relation and secured together to provide a singlecylinder of the required length for the body. Two of these lines ofcylinders are positioned in parallel re1a- I refer to as a'pseudodihedral although these.

may be severed along a plane if desired to provide a dihedral.

However, in most cases I have slightly curved the formation, as shown,and then cut the other section correspondingly by cutting off theportions and I6 to obtain the desired shape.

These two sections then form the bow section I! and the. stern sectionl8 and are positioned with their right angular edges against the edgesof the end sections [0 with their cut edges or faces l3 at the ends ofthe formation. Rotatingacut section about its axis serves to vary thedirection of the flare and the direction of the closure wall for the bowand stern of the ship.

The cut ends or faces l3 are closed by side walls 26 and 21 extendingacross the cut endsof the bow section I! and continuing to a junctionline 28 at the middle of the ship where they join and form the bow ofthe ship. These walls are also carried above the section I! so as toform bulwarks 29 or a part of a rail at the bow. A wall 30 will closethe cut ends at the stern and may extend across from one cylinder IE tothe other I I and form a transom.

Bulkheads in the cross section of an I-beam having a vertical portion 2|with heads 22 and 23 are positioned between the body cylinders atintervals along its length and a bottom wall 24 is secured substantiallytangent to the cylinders and onto the heads 23 of the I-beam. A deck 25is similarly secured substantially tangent to the cylinders and to theheads 22 of the I-beams running across the body of the ship. The bottom24 and the deck 25 will be carried forward to The body sections may beutilized for storage of 5 liquids where their buoyancy is not requiredas also may the portions between bulkheads and the bottom wall and thedeck be utilized for storage or for living accommodations. A pilot house32,

mast 33 and boom 34, stanchions 35, rail 36 or other super-structuremaybe provided-on the 4 deck as desired. The propelling of the ship willbe from the stern by a known arrangement.

Although the bottom is shown as tangent with the lower arc of thecylinders, the bottom can be flat. d, or rounded in accordance withintended service and desired conformity to a conventional hull shape.

I claim:

1. A ship comprising an end portion having a pair of substantiallyparallel spaced lcylinders whose axes are in substantially a horizontalplane, said cylinders each having an open end face disposed. at an angleto said horizontal plane and at an angle to the axis of the cylinder, aside wall contacting each end face and closing said cylinder andextending inwardly of the corresponding cylinder to jointhc oppositeside wall at a distance substantially midway between said cylinders, anda bottom wall attached to said cylinders and engaging said side wallsthus closing the end portion of the ship.

2. A ship comprising bow and stern end .por-. tions each portion havinga pair of substantially parallel spaced cylinders whose axes are insubstantially a horizontal plane, said cylinders each having an open endface disposed at an angle to said horizontal plane and at an angle tothe axis of the cylinder, a side wall contacting each end face andclosing said cylinder and extending inwardly of the correspondingcylinder to join theopposite side wall at a distance substantiallymidway between said cylinders, and a bottom wall attached to saidcylinders and engaging said side walls thus closing the end portions ofthe ship..-

LUTI-IER H. BLOUNT.

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